383  
FNCA52 TJSJ 160730  
FWFSJU  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PUERTO RICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY, WITH THE  
GREATEST FIRE DANGER EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN, WESTERN, AND CENTRAL  
INTERIOR PUERTO RICO.  
 
LOOKING AHEAD, THE OVERALL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO  
CHANGE LITTLE OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS. WHILE PATCHES OF  
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE OCCASIONAL FAST-MOVING SHOWERS  
AND A TROPICAL WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY INCREASE MOISTURE AND SHOWER  
ACTIVITY LATE THIS WEEK, RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOCALIZED  
AND INSUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WETTING OF CRITICALLY DRY  
FUELS OR SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS. AS  
DRIER AIR RETURNS BEHIND THE WAVE, CRITICALLY DRY FUELS AND  
PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR WILDFIRE SPREAD  
WHERE IGNITIONS OCCUR.  
 
PRZ014-162000-  
SOUTHEAST COASTAL PLAINS-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+2) 73 (-4) 92  
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-8) 88 (+5) 44  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 17 E 13 E 18 G25  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 17 E 11 SE 19 G27  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5020 5160  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 75300 77400  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ015-162000-  
SOUTHERN HILLS-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 20 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+3) 69 (-5) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-1) 98 (+10) 56  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 13 E 12 E 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 13 E 12 SE 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5570 5770  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77980 75010  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ016-162000-  
NORTH COASTAL PLAINS-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (0) 72 (-5) 91  
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-3) 96 (+8) 57  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 18 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 21 E 11 E 20  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5440 4940  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 76160 64220  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ017-162000-  
NORTHERN HILLS-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (0) 70 (-4) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-1) 97 (+8) 58  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 13 E 16 E 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 18 SE 8 E 18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6200 6400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 E 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68200 70400  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ018-162000-  
WEST COAST-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+1) 72 (-3) 92  
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (+1) 95 (+10) 56  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 13 E 12 E 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 16 E 11 SE 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5160 5260  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 E 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41280 42080  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ019-162000-  
EASTERN INTERIOR-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+1) 70 (-5) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-2) 99 (+8) 58  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 13 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 13 E 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5900 6180  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82600 80340  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ022-162000-  
LUQUILLO MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+2) 69 (-4) 83  
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (-4) 99 (+4) 65  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 E 11 E 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 E 11 E 12  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4260 4560  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63900 59280  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ023-162000-  
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+4) 66 (-6) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-5) 98 (+9) 58  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 10 E 9 E 9  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 10 E 6 E 11  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7240 7140  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 E 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57920 71400  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 2 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ024-162000-  
CAYEY MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+2) 69 (-4) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (+3) 100 (+4) 64  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 10 E 10 E 11  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 11 E 10 E 12  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5250 5210  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 18 E 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84000 72940  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ025-162000-  
VIEQUES-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+1) 75 (-3) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-3) 90 (+3) 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 16 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 E 16 E 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3530 3690  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52950 62730  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ026-162000-  
CULEBRA-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 10 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+1) 76 (-2) 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-6) 91 (+4) 58  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 17 E 16 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 17 E 16 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3420 3470  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 18 E 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54720 52050  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ027-162000-  
SOUTHWEST COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+2) 74 (-3) 93  
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-6) 80 (+3) 47  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 19 G27 E 18 E 17 G24  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 21 G29 E 16 SE 19 G26  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5040 5190  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 75600 72660  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ001-162000-  
SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 10 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+1) 76 (-2) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-4) 90 (+3) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 E 17 E 17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 17 E 17 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3340 3530  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 18 E 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53440 52950  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ002-162000-  
ST CROIX-  
330 AM AST TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 10  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+1) 75 (-3) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-3) 90 (+5) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 16 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 16 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4520 5030  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 18 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 72320 80480  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
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